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LOT 1423
Elizabethan Period Ceramic Fire Brick Group
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 - 5 3/4 in. (5.12 kg total, 13.5 - 14.5 cm).
Each differently sized and displaying a design in relief, including elaborate floral motifs, heraldic lion within lozenge and heraldic shields. [4]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. similar specimen in the British Museum, inventory no.OA.9377.
FootnotesThese glazed stove or floor tiles are similar to the ones of the great hall and the Tudor kitchens at Hampton Court Palace, made of ceramic, with a glaze to make it hard-wearing and washable. Not just the furnishings, but the palaces themselves were multi-coloured, with brick walls painted red, and exposed timbers in yellow, red, green and white.
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